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Vladimir Ashkenazy, Piano

London Symphony Orchestra

Conducted by André Previn

Genre: Concerto

Vladimir Ashkenazy, Piano

London Symphony Orchestra

Conducted by André Previn

Product ID: ESSD-90274/75 (Two Discs)

Genre: Chamber Music

Svyatoslav Richter, piano

Borodin Quartet members

Georg Hertnagel, double bass

Piano Quintet in A major, D 667 (Op. 114) “The Trout”

1. Allegro vivace

2. Andante

3. Scherzo (Presto)

4. Thema mit Variationen (Andantino)

5. Finale (Allegro giusto)

Fantasie in C major, D 760 (Op. 15) “Wanderer” (revised Badura-Skoda)

6. Allegro con fuoco ma non troppo

7. Adagio

8. Presto

9. Allegro

Harp Concerto in B flat major, Op. 4 No. 6

1. Andante allegro

2. Larghetto

3. Allegro moderato

François Adrien Boieldieu Harp Concerto in C major

4. Allegro brillante

5. Andante lento

6. Rondeau (Allegro agitato)

Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf

Harp Concerto in A major

7. Allegro molto

8. Larghetto

9. Rondeau (Allegretto)

Anton Eberl

10. Theme, Variations and Rondo Pastorale (formerly attrib. to Mozart)

Georg Friedrich Händel

11. Variations for Harp

Ludwig van Beethoven

12. 6 Variations on a Swiss Song in F major, WoO 64

Members of the Borodin Quartet:

 Mikhail Kopelman, Violin [Quintet]

 Dmitri Shebalin, Viola [Quintet]

 Valentin Berlinsky, Cello [Quintet]

 Georg Hörtnagel, Double Bass [Quintet]

Track List

• Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
• The Planets, Op. 32 - Suite for Large Orchestra2
• Mars, the Bringer of War
• Venus, the Bringer of Peace
• Mercury, the Winged Messenger
• Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
• Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age
• Uranus, the Magician
• Neptune, the Mystic
• Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
• Music from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 & 2
• Morning Mood (Suite No. 1, Op. 46-1)
• Aase's Death (Suite No. 1, Op. 46-2)
• Anitra's Dance (Suite No. 1, Op. 46-3)
• In the Hall of the Mountain King (Suite No. 1, Op. 46-4)
• The Abduction (Ingrid's Lament) (Suite No. 2, Op. 55-1)
• Solveig's Song (Suite No. 2, Op. 55-4)

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Using Esoteric's proprietary remastering process!

Japanese pressing, deluxe Digi-pak packaging

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Track List

Lucia Popp, Soprano

Munich Radio Orchestra

Conducted by Leonard Slatkin

Genre: Opera (Arias)

Lucia Popp, Soprano

Munich Radio Orchestra

Conducted by Leonard Slatkin

Product ID: ESSW-90278

Symphony No.4 In G Major

1 Bedächtig. Nicht Eilen – Recht Gemächlich 15:47

2 In Gemächlicher Bewegung. Ohne Hast 8:49

3 Ruhevoll (Poco Adagio) 21:05

4 Sehr Behaglich, "Wir Genießen Die Himmlischen Freuden"

Symphony No.4 In G Major

1 Bedächtig. Nicht Eilen – Recht Gemächlich 15:47

2 In Gemächlicher Bewegung. Ohne Hast 8:49

3 Ruhevoll (Poco Adagio) 21:05

4 Sehr Behaglich, "Wir Genießen Die Himmlischen Freuden"

Disc 1

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 3

01.Andante sostenuto – Moderato con anima

02.Andantino in modo di canzona

03.Scherzo. Pizzicato ostinato – Allegro

04.Finale. Allegro con fuoco

Disc 2

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)

The Firebird (complete original version, 1910)

01.Introduction

First Tableau

02.Kashchei{s Enchanted Garden

03.Appearance of the Firebird pursued by Ivan Tsarevich

04.Dance of the Firebird

05.Ivan Tsarevich captures the Firebird

06.Supplication of the Firebird

07.Appearance of thirteen enchanted princesses

08.The princesses’ game with the golden apples (Scherzo)

09.Sudden appearance of Ivan Ts

10.The princesses’ Khorovod (Round Dance)

arevich11.Daybreak

12.Ivan Tsarevich enters Kashchei’s Palace

13.Magic carillon, Appearance of Kashchei’s Guardian Monsters, Capture of Ivan Tsarevich

14.Arrival of Kashchei the Immortal

15.Kashchei’s dialogue with Ivan Tsarevich

16.Intercession of the princesses

17.Appearance of the Firebird

18.Dance of Kashchei's retinue u

nder the Firebird’s spell

19.Infernal dance of all of Kashchei’s subjects

20.Lullaby (The Firebird)

21.Kashchei’s awakening

22.Kashchei’s death

23.Complete darkness

Second Tableau

24.Disappearance of the palace and the Dissolution of Kashchei's Enchantments, Animation of the Petrified Warriors, General Thanksgiving

Orchestre de Paris

Conducted by Seiji Ozawa

Producers:

 [Tchaikovsky] David Mottley

 [Stravinsky] Suvi Raj Grubb

Balance Engineer: Paul Vavasseur

Recorded at:

 [Tchaikovsky] Salle Wagram, Paris, on October 22 & 23, 1970

 [Stravinsky] Salle Wagram, Paris, on April 22, 24, 28 & 29, 1972

Re-mastering

Producer: Motoaki Ohmachi (ESOTERIC COMPANY)

Mastering Engineer: Masaya Tohno (ESOTERIC COMPANY)

Technical Engineer: Tetsuya Kato (ESOTERIC COMPANY)

Vladimir Ashkenazy, Piano

London Symphony Orchestra

Conducted by André Previn

Genre: Concerto
Vladimir Ashkenazy, Piano
London Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by André Previn
Product ID: ESSD-90274/75 (Two Discs)

Wiener Philharmoniker

Conducted by Leonard Bernstein

Track List

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827）

Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125

Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso

Molto vivace

Adagio molto e cantabile

Presto

Presto – "O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!" – Allegro assai

Gwyneth Jones, Soprano
Hanna Schwarz, Contralto
René Kollo, Tenor
Kurt Moll, Bass
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor
Chorus Master: Norbert Balatsch

Production: Hanno Rinke

Recording Supervision: Hans Weber

Balance Engineer: Klaus Scheibe

Recorded on 2-4 September 1979, Staatsoper, Wien

Re-mastering

Producer: Motoaki Ohmachi (ESOTERIC COMPANY)

Associated Producer: Jo Yoshida (ESOTERIC COMPANY)

Mastering Engineer: Masaya Tohno (ESOTERIC COMPANY)

• Der Fliegende Holländer-Ouvertüre; Tannhäuser-Ouvertüre; Lohengrin-Vorspiele zum 1. & 3. Akt; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg-Vorspiel; Vorspiel & Liebestod aus Tristan und Isolde
• Tonformat: stereo (Hybrid)

• Künstler: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim
• Label: Warner, DDD, 1992-1994 
• Bestellnummer: 11643401
• Erscheinungstermin: 5.1.2024

Track List

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897）

 Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Allegro non troppo

Adagio non troppo

Allegretto grazioso (Quasi andantino) – Presto ma non assai

Allegro con spirito

Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80

Tragic Overture, Op. 81

Genre: Symphony, Orchestral music

London Symphony Orchestra

Conducted by Pierre Monteux

Product ID: ESSD-90288

Track List

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

1-32. Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988

  (»Aria mit 30 Veränderungen«: Klavierübung Teil IV)

Gustav Leonhardt, Cembalo

(Kielflügel von Martin Skowroneck, nach J. D. Dulcken)

Recorded: April 1965

Re-mastering

Producer: Motoaki Ohmachi (ESOTERIC COMPANY)

Associated Producer: Jo Yoshida (ESOTERIC COMPANY)

Mastering Engineer: Masaya Tohno (ESOTERIC COMPANY)

Genre: Instrumental music

Gustav Leonhardt, Cembalo

Product ID: ESSW-90290

Tracklist

1. Boléro, M. 81

2. Alborada del gracioso, M. 43

3. ravel: rapsodie espagnole, m.54: 1. prélude à la nuit

4. ravel: rapsodie espagnole, m.54: 2. malagueña

5. ravel: rapsodie espagnole, m.54: 3. habanera

6. ravel: rapsodie espagnole, m.54: 4. feria

7. la valse, m. 72 - choreographic poem

8. pavane pour une infante défunte, m. 19

9. ravel: valses nobles et sentimentales, m.61 - for orchestra: 1. modéré - très franc

10. ravel: valses nobles et sentimentales, m.61 - for orchestra: 2. assez lent

11. ravel: valses nobles et sentimentales, m.61 - for orchestra: 3. modéré

12. ravel: valses nobles et sentimentales, m.61 - for orchestra: 4. assez animé

13. ravel: valses nobles et sentimentales, m.61 - for orchestra: 5. presque lent - dans un sentiment intime

14. ravel: valses nobles et sentimentales, m.61 - for orchestra: 6. assez vif

15. ravel: valses nobles et sentimentales, m.61 - for orchestra: 7. moins vif

16. ravel: valses nobles et sentimentales, m.61 - for orchestra: 8. epilogue (lent)

17. menuet antique

18. ravel: le tombeau de couperin, m. 68: i. prélude

19. ravel: le tombeau de couperin, m. 68: ii. forlane

20. ravel: le tombeau de couperin, m. 68: iii. menuet

21. ravel: le tombeau de couperin, m. 68: iv. rigaudon

22. ravel: ma mère l'oye, m. 62: prélude. très lent

23. ravel: ma mère l'oye, m. 62: danse du rouet et scène. allegro

24. ravel: ma mère l'oye, m. 62: pavane de la belle au bois dormant

25. ravel: ma mère l'oye, m. 62: interlude i

26. ravel: ma mère l'oye, m. 62: les entretiens de la belle et de la bête. mouvement de valse. modéré

27. ravel: ma mère l'oye, m. 62: interlude ii

28. ravel: ma mère l'oye, m. 62: petit poucet. très modéré

29. ravel: ma mère l'oye, m. 62: interlude iii

30. ravel: ma mère l'oye, m. 62: laideronnette, impératrice des pagodes. mouvement de marche

31. ravel: ma mère l'oye, m. 62: interlude iv

32. ravel: ma mère l'oye, m. 62: apothéose. le jardin féerique. lent et grave

33. ravel: daphnis et chloé, suite no. 2, m. 57b: i. lever du jour

34. ravel: daphnis et chloé, suite no. 2, m. 57b: ii. pantomime

35. ravel: daphnis et chloé, suite no. 2, m. 57b: iii. danse générale

Track List

Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936）

1-4. Feste Romane

5-8. Pini di Roma

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

9-12. Suite from the opera "The Golden Cockerel" (Four Musical Pictures)

Genre: Orchestral music
The Cleveland Orchestra
Conducted by Lorin Maazel
Product ID: ESSD-90289

Disc 1 

Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 

1. Maestoso 

2. Adagio 

3. Rondo (Allegro non troppo) 

Disc 2 

Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83 

1. Allegro non troppo 

2. Allegro appassionato 

3. Andante 

4. Allegretto grazioso

Track List 

Georges Bizet (1838-1875)

L’Arlésienne Suite No. 1

1. Prélude: Allegro deciso – Andantino – Andante molto

2. Minuetto: Allegro giocoso

3. Adagietto: Adagio

4. Carillon: Allegretto moderato - Andantino – Tempo I

L’Arlésienne Suite No. 2

5. Pastorale: Andante sostenuto assai – Andantino – Tempo I

6. Intermezzo: Andante moderato, ma con moto – Allegro moderato

7. Minuetto: Andantino quasi Allegretto

8. Farandole: Allegro deciso – Allegro vivo e deciso

Carmen Suite No. 1

9. Pastorale: Andante sostenuto assai – Andantino – Tempo I

10. Intermezzo: Andante moderato, ma con moto – Allegro moderato

11. Minuetto: Andantino quasi Allegretto

12. Farandole: Allegro deciso – Allegro vivo e deciso

Charles Gounod (1818-1893)

Faust (Ballet Music)

13. Les Nubiennes, valse (Allegretto)

14. Cléopâtre et coupe d'or (Adagio)

15. Danse antique (Allegretto)

16. Variations de Cléopâtre (Moderato maestoso)

17. Les Troyennes (Moderato con moto)

18. Variations du miroir (Allegretto)

19. Danse de Phryné (Allegro vivo)

20. Faust-Walzer